LGBTQ+ Groups:
Recreation
LGBTQ+ Hiking of OC
LGBTQ Hiking of OC 🏳🌈 If you want to find a hike every week, start hiking with us. Exercise and make new friends.
Brave Trails - LGBTQ+ Youth Group
Brave Trails Dedicated to LGBTQ+ youth leadership. Summer camps and trips, and year-round leadership programming.
California Gay Adventures (CGA)
California Gay Adventures Monthly hiking and social events in OC and many other adventures. Check it out and join.
Golden State Squares
Golden State Squares A gay and lesbian square dance club. All square dancers are welcome. Events are held in Santa Ana.
Great Outdoors
Great Outdoors All volunteer organization aims to “introduce the gay world to the phenomena of camping, hiking, and getting dirty”.
High Tide Derby
High Tide Derby An all inclusive roller derby league in Garden Grove. Teaching skaters to skating skills and how to play the game of roller derby.
LB/OC Surf and Sun Softball
Surf and Sun Softball Inclusive space for the LGBTQ, we're proud affiliates of International Pride Softball and ASANA, all play levels from beginners to advanced.
Outloud Sports - Orange County
Outloud Sports OC The nation’s original Queer+ recreational sports leagues. Everyone is welcome, regardless of experience or identity.
Pickleball and Pride OC
Pickleball and Pride OC We are so excited to have you join us and begin playing pickleball with a great new community!
You Belong Outdoors
You Belong Outdoors We aim to bring safe and affirming outdoor recreational and social activities to the LGBTQIA+Community.
Women Who Climb
Women Who Climb Looking to build community while you climb or want to try bouldering with like-minded women, we boulder at Hanger 18 (Signal Hill, Orange, Mission Viejo)
Men Alive - Orange County Gay Men’s Chorus
OCGMC Info. Through music, men’s voices unite to entertain, inform bring healing, joy, friendship and build bridges to the public at large.
Alianza TransLatinx
Alianza Translatinx is a Nonprofit organization. The first transgender-led organization in Orange County, California. Alianza Translatinx
PFLAG
PFLAG Orange County 161 S Orange St., Orange, CA 92866 (714) 997-8047
PFLAG Newport Beach Newport Beach, CA 92660
(954) 326-9740
PFLAG Huntington Beach pflaghuntingtonbeach@gmail.com
Join us if you’re a parent, family member or friend or someone who is LGBTQ+. Whether you area seeking support, resources, or connection, you are welcome here.
Orange County Lavender Bar Association
OCLBA The official bar association of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and allied attorneys, judges, and law students in Orange County.
Access to Prevention, Advocacy, Intervention & Treatment (APAIT)
APAIT APAIT historically reaches out to the diverse multi-ethnic communities of LA and Orange counties who identify as LGBTQIA-2S, immigrants and refugees, at-risk for HIV/STIs, housing insecure, and with behavioral health lived experience.
South County Rainbow Group (ages 13-18) - Shanti Orange County
Shanti Orange County We provide social, interactive, and educational group activities and events in South County and greater OC area.
OC Colleges & Universities - LGBTQ + Organizations
Irvine Valley College, Irvine
Gender-Sexuality Alliance Club
Advisor: Brett Mckim
Gender-Sexuality Alliance Club
Golden West College, Huntington Beach
Gay Lesbian Alternative Straight Alliance
GLASA
Santa Ana College, Santa Ana
SAC Pride
Advisor: Lance Lockwood lockwood_lance@sac.edu
SAC Pride
Saddleback College, Mission Viejo
The Rainbow Collective
Advisor Steve Rosa: srosa@saddleback.edu
Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa
Queer Union
Club Advisor: Erin Walsh ewalsh@occ.ccvdcvs.com
Coastline College
North Orange Continuing Education (NOCE)
California State University Fullerton
Queer Straight Alliance (QSA)
Queer And Trans People Of Color Collective
(QTPOCC)
Umbrell-A
University of California Irvine
UCI Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Resource Center
Chapman University, Orange
LGBTQ Pride and Achievement
Orange County Equality Coalition
OC Equality Empowering the LGBTQ+ community in Orange County through education, advocacy, and coalition-building.
Gay for Good
Gay for Good Gay for Good mobilizes lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ+) and ally volunteers to promote diversity, foster inclusion and strengthen ties to the broader community.
Gay Orange County Chamber of Commerce
OC Queer Chamber of Commerce A mission-driven organization that actively empowers, promotes, and advocates for queer, trans, non-binary, women, and BIPOC-owned and allied businesses across OC.
Lavender Democrats OC
Lavender Democrats OC LGBTQ+ Democrats of Orange County. Join to get more information.
Log Cabin Republicans of Orange County
Log Cabin Republicans of Orange County The nation's largest Republican organization dedicated to representing gay conservatives and allies.
Human Rights Campaign of Orange County HRCOC
HRCOC By empowering and mobilizing people at the grassroots level, HRC OC/LB/PS aims to create impactful change, providing advocacy for HRC’s mission and work on the ground.
Only Groups serving the LGBTQ+ community and with public contact information are listed here.
SOCIAL
We host a variety of events, from family friendly picnics and beach bonfires to sporting events and cultural outings.
This space was created to bring together those with similar interests, to multiply our efforts. Social, active, sporting, and volunteer events are all fair game.
Meetup group with lots of close friendships and circles have been made and yes, even some romance! I try to mix it up and keep it interesting and I’m always open to new ideas and feedback.
Lesbian Getaways is a travel group that is associated with So Many Women So Little Time.
This book club is designed to bring gay men together in a positive social environment through reading literature and sharing ideas.
Real Lesbians of Orange County
A private lesbian group that helps elevate each other and creates a safe space for one another. We would love for you to attend our Lesbian-Only events.
A social group. This is a space for Gay Men to meet for coffee and other activities.
Orange County LGBTQ+ 50+ Social Group
This meetup group is for LGBTQ+ individuals over 50 and allies in OC who are looking to connect with others through a variety of shared interests.
Rainbow Club of Laguna Woods Village
A fun and welcoming club organized to provide social opportunities for the LGBTQ community and friends residing in Laguna Woods Village.
RELIGIOUS - SPIRITUAL
Resurrection Beach MCC
3303 Harbor Blvd, A-104, Costa Mesa, California
Resurrection Beach Metropolitan Community Church is an LGBT-founded, Christ centered ministerial community that equips, restores, encourages and grows people’s spiritual lives through vibrant worship, relevant teaching, transparent leadership, opportunities to serve, and intentional relationships grounded in grace.
shocchurch@gmail.com
18492 Vanderlip Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92705
Our church centers LGBTQ+ voices. LGBTQ+ folks have space to lead, speak, and serve in the ways the Church historically hasn’t provided. We provide a space for LGBTQ+ folk to be and become in the ways God has made and gifted them.
18631 Chapel Lane, Huntington Beach, CA 92646
We believe in and follow the teachings of Jesus Christ, whose life, death, and resurrection saved the world. The Episcopal Church embraces a legacy of inclusion, aspiring to tell and exemplify God’s love for every human being.
OC Universal Universalist Church
2845 Mesa Verde Drive East, Costa Mesa, CA
Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist Church is a “Welcoming Congregation”. We publicly and intentionally welcome those in the Orange County community who identify as gay.
Fairview Community Church
2525 Fairview Road Costa Mesa, CA
We are a progressive congregation of the American Baptist Churches USA and the United Church of Christ. We are an Open, Welcoming, and Affirming Church for all people, especially the LGBTQIA+ community.
3400 Michelson Drive Irvine, CA 92612
University Synagogue is a Reconstructionist congregation, a spiritual home where Judaism is not something we inherit passively, but something we actively co-create.
First Christian Church of Orange
1130 E. Walnut Ave. Orange CA 92867
A progressive open and affirming congregation. Join us for worship. We believe in welcoming all individuals with open arms, regardless of background or beliefs.
500 E. Imperial Hwy. Brea CA 92821 714-647-1770
We are an emergent church, practicing an ancient faith in new ways; a church of inclusivity where ALL ARE WELCOME! We are a loving and inclusive faith community, following Jesus, honoring the dignity and equality of each person through the work of the Holy Spirit in our authentic Catholic tradition.
Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Fullerton
109 E. Wiltshire Ave. Fullerton CA 92832
We are a diverse and inclusive spiritual community for all ages, guided by our Shared Values and united by a commitment to spiritual growth, compassionate service, and meaningful connection with each other and the wider world.
Presbytery of Los Ranchos
310 West Broadway Anaheim, CA 92805-3892
The affirming churches have made formal, doctrinal commitments to welcome members of the LGBTQ+ community into full participation in their congregations, including: church membership, church leadership, weddings and all other aspects of church life.
The Episcopal Church is an affirming church, meaning that LGBTQ+ persons are not only welcomed, but fully affirmed and included without ``buts'' or other reservations. There are over 18 churches within Orange County.
Presbyterian Church USA
There are various Presbyterian churches is Orange County that are LGBTQ accepting. To find one in OC, use the national website and search Orange County.
PRIDE ORGANIZATIONS
Laguna Beach Pride 365 is a year-round organization that promotes the cultural and diversity of Laguna Beach and the LGBTQ community.
Ladera Valley Pride Ladera Valley Pride is dedicated to creating a safe, supportive, and empowering community for LGBTQIA+ individuals and allies in Orange County. Through education, advocacy, and inclusive programming, we work to ensure that everyone—regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation—feels seen, valued, and supported.
As leaders of Employee/Business Resource Groups supporting the LGBTQiA+ population at our respective employers, we seek community engagement that supports our partners and furthers our organizational missions. As we look create programs for our internal and external stakeholders, we believe learning and sharing with other ERGs in Orange County California builds on our individual and collective resources.
To build a coalition of educated, well-connected, and empowered queer people and queer allies in Orange County to better equip this community to respond to bigotry and xenophobia in our hometown politics, civic systems, and local communities.
Mission: Viet Rainbow of Orange County (VROC) strives to create a world where everyone has the resources and agency to thrive with dignity. VROC is a grassroots organization based in Orange County, California that builds community and mobilizes intergenerationally. We are grounded in values of equity, healing, joy, and social justice. We primarily work with LGBTQ+ Vietnamese Americans and their loved ones through research, education, and advocacy.